Chirag Suri

Chirag Bobby Suri (born 18 February 1995) is an Indian-born cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 2017 and 2023.[1][2] In January 2021, Suri was named as the vice-captain of the United Arab Emirates cricket team.[3]

Chirag Suri
Personal information
Full name
Chirag Bobby Suri
Born (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995
New Delhi, Delhi, India
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm Offbreak, Legbreak Googly
RoleOpening Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75)6 March 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI23 February 2023 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 42)22 October 2018 v Australia
Last T20I18 October 2022 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Gujarat Lions
2019Toronto Nationals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 37 31 2 43
Runs scored 946 817 137 1,118
Batting average 25.56 29.17 34.25 26.61
100s/50s 2/5 0/7 0/1 2/6
Top score 115 88 81 115
Catches/stumpings 10/– 0/– 1/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2022

Personal life

Suri was born in New Delhi, India.[4] He moved to the UAE with his family in 2004.[5] He attended Repton School Dubai.[6] As of 2013 he was studying business management at Heriot-Watt University Dubai.[7]

International career

Suri represented the United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8][9][10][11] He made his first-class debut for the UAE senior team against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017.[12]

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against the West Indies in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 6 March 2018.[13] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the UAE in a one-off match against Australia on 22 October 2018.[15]

In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[16] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[17]

Suri scored his first century in ODI cricket against Oman in February 2022, with 115 runs.[18]

In October 2023, it was reported that Suri would be taking an indefinite break from cricket, having lost enjoyment for the sport following a hamstring injury and disillusionment with the UAE national set-up.[19]

Franchise career

Suri was one of the six cricketers from ICC associate member countries in the 2017 Indian Premier League auction.[20] In February 2017, He was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs (US$10,000).[21]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[22]

As a UAE player, Suri also participates in the T10 League.[23]

References
  1. "Chirag Suri player profile". ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Zahoor Khan and Chirag Suri fit for UAE series against Ireland". The National. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. Chirag Suri at ESPNcricinfo
  5. Passela, Amith (28 December 2013). "Suri offers example of UAE's rise in cricket world". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. "UAE National Cricketer Chirag Suri Set to Launch Cricket Academy at Repton School Dubai". Day of Dubai. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. "Chirag Suri ready to step into the big league". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. "united arab emirates under 19s squad". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  9. "Suri offers example of UAE's rise in cricket world". thenational.ae. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  10. "Chirag Suri". sport360.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. "Chirag Suri Profile". cricketwa.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Windhoek, Sep 16–19 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  13. "6th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  14. "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. "Only T20I, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  17. "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  18. "Chirag Suri century underpins record-breaking ODI win for UAE against Oman". The National. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  19. Radley, Paul (10 October 2023). "Disillusioned UAE batsman Chirag Suri takes indefinite break from cricket". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  20. Player list finalized for IPL 2017 auction
  21. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  22. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  23. "Chirag Suri". Abu Dhabi T10 League. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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